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She added: “This is not going to be costly - the basic principle of Recycle on the Go is for organisations and councils to work with their existing public place recycling facilities. We recognise that authorities may choose to use existing bins, and simply change the signage to Recycle on the Go branding.”

But responding to the initiative, the Local Government Association claimed the£2bn landfill tax charges unfairly penalises hard-pressed councils that need the money to build recycling plants.

Paul Bettison (Con), chairman of the LGA’s environment board, said: “To stop council tax bills rising in the future, ministers must make good on their pledge to reimburse the billions of pounds that councils pay for landfilling rubbish.”

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